The average price per m² in Belleville-en-Beaujolais is 2 407 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. For a house or villa, it is 3 176 €/m². About 62 transactions are recorded each year.
Illustration of Belleville-en-Beaujolais, a wine-growing town on the Saône, north of the Rhône.
Allow on average 2 407 €/m² for an apartment in Belleville-en-Beaujolais, based on DVF transactions recorded at the notary, and about 3 176 €/m² for a house. These levels reflect the role of a structuring hub that the municipality plays in the north of the Rhône department, halfway between Villefranche-sur-Saône and Mâcon. The urban fabric is organised around a dense centre, surrounded by farming and wine-growing areas that make the reputation of the Beaujolais. The position on the Saône, the road and rail service towards Lyon and the presence of the shops and services of a town centre sustain a broad demand. Town houses and detached houses with outdoor space concentrate a large share of the searches, while apartments split between the old centre and a few residences. Location, the condition of the property, the presence of outdoor space and proximity to the station cause values to vary.
House : 3 176 €/m²
Prices from the DVF file (Demandes de valeurs foncières, published by the DGFiP), transactions actually recorded at the notary at municipality level. Cross-referenced with the Notaires de France - INSEE indices. Learn more about our methodology.
The Belleville-en-Beaujolais market remains active, in keeping with a town centre of nearly fourteen thousand inhabitants. The DVF data show a steady flow of sales, split between the apartments of the centre and the houses of the residential neighbourhoods. The 2019 merger broadened the municipal perimeter and diversified the supply, from the dense town to the areas close to the vines, which sustains a steady turnover of properties for sale.
Several factors support this price level. The service-hub function of the north of the Rhône, the position on the Saône, the road and rail service towards Lyon and Mâcon, and the wine-growing setting of the Beaujolais sustain a demand that reaches beyond the local area alone. The relative distance from the Lyon metropolis nonetheless keeps values at a more accessible level than that of the municipalities of the Lyon ring.
Belleville-en-Beaujolais shows a price level close to that of Villefranche-sur-Saône, the other large town of the Beaujolais Val de Saône, slightly above. The municipality remains, on the other hand, more expensive than Mâcon, to the north, and than Tarare, in the Beaujolais hills, two more affordable markets of the region.
Belleville developed on the bank of the Saône, whose presence strongly marked its history and its economy. A place of passage and trade over the centuries, the town knew its share of ordeals, sackings and epidemics, but always recovered, to the point of adopting the motto durablo, I will endure. Its former abbey church, inherited from the medieval era, testifies to this long past on the riverbank.
In the 19th century, the arrival of the railway accelerated the town's rise. The line linked Belleville to the major towns of the valley and stimulated transport and trade, particularly around wine. The capital of a renowned vineyard, the municipality became a point of collection and shipping of Beaujolais wines, a wine-growing vocation that remains one of its signatures today, carried by the slopes that surround the centre.
On 1 January 2019, Belleville merged with the neighbouring municipality of Saint-Jean-d'Ardières to form the new municipality of Belleville-en-Beaujolais, the two former municipalities becoming delegated municipalities. This union reinforced the town's weight in the north of the Rhône, about forty-five kilometres north of Lyon, and confirmed its status as a market town between the Saône and the vines.
Belleville-en-Beaujolais has 14 016 inhabitants. A wine-growing market town of the north of the Rhône, born from the 2019 merger between Belleville and Saint-Jean-d'Ardières, the municipality plays the role of a service hub for the surrounding villages. It attracts a varied population, families and working people employed on site or in the Saône valley, buyers seeking a town equipped with shops, schools and a station, within reasonable distance of Lyon and Villefranche-sur-Saône. Town houses and detached houses with a garden appeal to families, while the apartments of the centre interest first-time buyers and investors. Demand rests on the wine-growing setting and on the town-centre function of the Beaujolais Val de Saône.
The average price of apartments in Belleville-en-Beaujolais is 2 407 €/m², based on DVF transactions recorded at the notary. Houses sit higher, around 3 176 €/m². These averages cover gaps depending on location, the condition of the property, the presence of outdoor space and proximity to the centre and the station.
Belleville-en-Beaujolais was born on 1 January 2019 from the merger of Belleville and Saint-Jean-d'Ardières, now delegated municipalities. For a purchase, this means a broadened municipal perimeter, with dense town areas and more residential areas or those close to the vines. Values vary depending on whether the property is in the heart of the town or in the outlying neighbourhoods.
The municipality lies about forty kilometres north of Lyon, on the axis of the Saône valley. It is reachable by motorway and by train: the station allows you to reach Lyon and Mâcon without a car. This service, combined with more measured prices than in the metropolis, attracts working people who accept a commute in exchange for a more affordable living environment.
The wine-growing setting adds to the municipality's appeal, with vineyard slopes surrounding the centre and a sought-after landscape. It weighs mainly on the outlying properties offering a view and a quality environment. The market remains above all that of a town centre, driven by its services and its position on the Saône more than by the proximity of the vines alone.
The reference price of 2 407 €/m² applies to apartments, present in the old centre and a few residences. Houses, around 3 176 €/m², are for families seeking floor area and a garden. The choice depends on budget and use: a town-centre apartment for proximity to shops and the station, a house for space on the outskirts.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).